Online scheduling tool
A free online scheduling tool your group can actually use
Decider is an online scheduler that works in the browser. Propose a handful of times, share one link, and everyone answers Yes, Maybe or No. The strongest slot is highlighted for you, and nobody you invite has to create an account.
How the online scheduler works
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Open the scheduling website, no install
Everything runs in the browser on phone, tablet and laptop. There is no app for scheduling to download and no plugin to approve, which matters when half the group is outside your organisation.
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Pick the times you can offer
Tap or drag times on the calendar, set the length once, and reorder them until the list reads the way you want people to see it.
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Share a single link
Paste the link into chat, email or a group thread. Every guest sees the same times converted into their own time zone.
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Lock the time and export the invite
When the votes are in, lock the winner. Everyone adds it to Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar in one tap, with the video link included.
What makes a good online scheduling tool
- Guests vote without signing up, which is the single biggest reason response rates stay high.
- No ads on the page you send to colleagues, clients or parents.
- Automatic time-zone conversion, so a remote participant never does the maths by hand.
- Maybe is a real answer, so a movable conflict shows up instead of hiding behind silence.
- One shared view of every answer, instead of availability scattered across a reply-all thread.
Ready to put this into a poll?
Tap a few times, share one link, and let the group vote. Most groups have the time settled the same day.
An online scheduler with nothing to install
Decider runs in the browser on any device. There is no download, no extension and no app store detour, which matters more than it sounds: the person you most need an answer from is usually the one least willing to install something to give it.
It does install as a web app if you want it to — add it to your home screen and it opens full screen like a native app, with optional notifications when votes come in. That is a choice the organiser makes, never a requirement placed on guests.
What to look for in a scheduling website
Most scheduling websites are built for the one-to-one case: you publish your open slots, someone picks one. That is a booking page, and it is the wrong shape for a meeting where eight people all have constraints and no single slot is free.
For a group, four things decide whether the tool actually works. Can guests answer without registering — because every account wall loses you replies. Does it convert times into each person's own zone automatically. Can someone say Maybe, which is how you learn a conflict is movable. And once a time wins, does it reach everyone's calendar without a second round of messages.
Ads are the fifth thing, and the one people notice. A free tier funded by advertising puts them on the page you send to clients, parents or colleagues. Decider shows none, to anyone.
Using it as an app for scheduling groups
The flow is the same whether you open it on a phone in a corridor or on a laptop. Tap or drag a few candidate times on the weekly calendar, set the length once, share the link. Votes appear live, so you can see the shape of the answer before everyone has replied.
Guests get the same page you do, sized for their screen. They type a name, tap Yes, Maybe or No against each slot, and they are done — typically in under a minute, which is the whole reason the response rate holds up.
What people schedule online with Decider
Work meetings across teams
Several calendars that never line up, where one shared link beats a chain of tentative invites.
Client and supplier calls
External people whose calendars you cannot see and who should not have to register anywhere.
Clubs, classes and volunteer shifts
Larger groups where you need a quick read of who can make which option.
Family and friends
Dinners, trips and reunions, where the tool has to be obvious to everyone on the first try.
Online scheduling tool questions
Is this online scheduler free?
Yes. Creating polls, sharing them and collecting votes is free, and the people you invite never pay. An optional Pro plan adds calendar connections for organisers who want their own busy times taken into account.
Do I need to install an app for scheduling?
No. It is a scheduling website that runs in any modern browser, and it can be added to a phone home screen if you prefer an app-like shortcut.
Does everyone need an account?
Only the organiser signs in, so they can manage or reuse their polls. Guests open the link, type their name and vote.
How is this different from a booking page?
A booking page shows your availability so one person picks a slot. An online group scheduler collects everyone's answers on the same set of times, which is what you need when the whole group has to fit.
Can I use it for something other than meetings?
Yes. The same flow works for choosing a date for a trip, a training session or a shift, because the poll is really about picking one option out of several.
Other ways to schedule with Decider
Schedule it online in one round
Free, ad-free, and no accounts for the people you invite.
Create a free poll